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Cat with one eye

I recently adopted a cat from a rescue group. She had an eye removed 10+ months ago. After a...

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I recently adopted a cat from a rescue group. She had an eye removed 10+ months ago. After a couple of weeks, the cat began vomiting in the early morning hours. The first night it was just a hairball but it continued so I took her to my vet. The vet thought there was an abscess in the empty socket, as it had some swelling. It was drained but turned out to be clear fluid, which was unexpected and meant it wasn't an abscess. The vet and the other doctor in practice feel there may be fluid leaking from the optic nerve. First though, we put my kitty on antibiotics (to total 21 days). The area became swollen again within 2 days but the vomiting stopped. About day 14, the vomiting started again. Back to the vet, some meds for nausea/vomiting and a request to follow up in a few days - possibly including a surgery to go back in and check for any leakage and repair.

Meanwhile the animal welfare group requested I take the cat to see their vet who did the surgery, just so he could have a look.

Complete opposite opinion. The rescue vet says there's nothing wrong with the eye, the vomiting is a separate problem. Overall I was told the eye was bothering ME, not the cat (I wasn't even aware of an eye issue, first one eyed cat I've had, I went in for the vomiting). There was also a hinting that the only thing I'm doing right is feeding the cat good food.

My vet had talked about consulting with another vet who specializes in opthalmology, so I would prefer THAT specialist render an opinion on the fluid/eye situation and I will follow that advice.

I'm just curious about other one eyed cats and any complications. What is normal and what is not?

Has anyone ever had a one eyed cat, and if so, should this empty area of the eye be somewhat swollen and/or have liquid? To me this would be uncomfortable and create pressure and problems but I am no professional. I trust my vet a lot more than I trust someone else's vet but I feel stuck between two opposing opinions. I certainly would like to avoid the trauma of surgery again if at all possible.

Aside from vomiting, kitty plays, eats, drinks, and seems to otherwise be doing well. Has put on only a small amount of weight since adoption, but a stress related skin problem cleared completely up since coming here.View Thread

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Hi all - here is an update on my one eyed kitty. My vet consulted an eye specialist and was...

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Hi all - here is an update on my one eyed kitty. My vet consulted an eye specialist and was told that the most likely culprit was some piece of foreign matter that likely wasn't thoroughly cleaned out in the initial operation. Last month my vet drained the eye again and got 15 cc's of clear fluid (he is still amazed at the amount - he expected 3-4 cc's!).

So, in March, my vet will have to reopen the incision and try to clean it out. The specialist says the fluid is probably harmless, it's likely fluid from the eye trying to wash the object/matter out - just like when our own eyes tear up to wash out stray dirt, etc.

So while kitty has to have surgery again, poor fella, at least it's not as dramatic as cerebrospinal fluid my vet was concerned it could be.

(Kittymama5, the eye was sewn up. I don't have a lot of details on the surgery because it was done by the 'rescue vet'). Also, my vet worms every year during routine exams and I believe during one of his almost monthly visits he was tested & wormed. I have one kitty who is never sick and goes once a year for shots & worming and then one eyed kitty who is practically on a first name basis with the whole vet office staff!)

Also, the vomiting cleared up (except the occ. hairball barf they always manage to produce) with a change in diet to Blue Buffalo cat food. I created a 50/50% mix of indoor health and sensitive stomach which seems to do well for both cats. I also put the food in 'food balls' to prevent fast scarfing down of food and that helps also.

He does sometimes still have skin outbreaks but gets a little shot which helps. He hasn't had to get a shot in over 6 weeks now so that's good news too.

I hate that he'll have surgery again but I'm glad it doesn't seem to be a serious "leak" like we first thought it could be. Hopefully my vet will find whatever is causing the irritation and remove it.

Also, it turns out my kitty is about 10 years old but you'd never know it from his activity level.

Thanks all! I hope this thread will help another person one day

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I'll give that a try - he recently had to have the fluid drained again as it had become...

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He's doing really well this week - the swelling in the eye area has gone down from what I...

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Thanks, all !

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Well good news - no surgery for now. The swelling isn't as bad as it has been, so I'll just...

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One of the doctors in the practice felt the painful pressure of the fluid build up could be...

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Actually they keep saying they feel bad I'm spending money taking the cat to the vet - I...

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thank you. This is such a sweet kitty, I just couldn't help but fall in love I'm trying to...

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